Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Cavaliers vs. Wizards 2/7/25
Draftkings picks for tonight's Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Washington Wizards matchup.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Washington Wizards
February 7, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Washington Wizards game let’s review the rules for Draftkings single game showdown contest.
Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules
You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.
*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.
Here are my Draftkings picks for this evening’s Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Washington Wizards matchup.
Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks
Captain-Jordan Poole, Guard, Washington Wizards $8,600
Guard Jordan Poole has certainly been a standout performer for the Washington Wizards this season. Having stated that, how has the talented Washington guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Poole’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.
In the 43 games that Jordan Poole has played for the Washington Wizards in the 2024 NBA regular season, Poole is averaging a rather impressive 20.3 points. 3.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks a game.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the 43 games that guard Jordan Poole has played for the Washington Wizards this season, Jordan Poole is averaging 36.3 Draftkings points a game.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.
In my view, Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Jordan Poole at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Donovan Mitchell, Guard, Cleveland Cavaliers $10,800
In the 48 games that Donovan Mitchell played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Mitchell has averaged a whopping 40.4 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Cleveland Cavaliers dominating 115-105 victory over the Washington Wizards last month, Donovan Mitchell certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Cavaliers win over the Bulls just mentioned, Mitchell compiled 20 points, six rebounds, and one steal.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Cavaliers win over the Wizards, Mitchell tallied 38.2 Draftkings points.
In conclusion, I fully expect Donovan Mitchell to continue his outstanding play in tonight’s NBA regular season game.
Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Darius Garland, Point Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $9,800: Ty Jerome, Point Guard (Cleveland Cavaliers) $5,400: Corey Kispert, Forward (Washington Wizards) $4,400: Carlton Carrington, Guard (Washington Wizards) $2,600.
